New Apple TV Will Support Netflix HD, Integrated Billing

The new third-generation Apple TV will include the high-definition, 1080p version of Netflix, in addition to integrated signup and payment, Netflix said Wednesday.

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The new third-generation Apple TV will include the high-definition, 1080p version of Netflix, in addition to integrated signup and payment, Netflix said Wednesday.

Moreover, the previous, second-generation Apple TV will also add the signup and payment options, Netflix added.

What does this mean? New Netflix customers won't need to sign up for Netflix via the PC and enter their credit card and billing address. Instead, Netflix will read the billing information attached to their iTunes account and simply apply it to Netflix. Netflix charges will appear on the iTunes account.

Once that's done, users will be able to watch "thousands of hours of great movies and television streaming on Netflix in 1080p high definition" via Netflix, the company added in a blog post. Apple allows customers to rent and buy movies and TV shows via iTunes, but did not announce a subscription service that would compete with Netflix.

The new Apple TV includes a new interface, which looks quite a bit like iOS, including icons, apps, and Apple's Cover Flow. The update also means that iTunes in the Cloud now supports movies, providing access to already-purchased movies via iCloud. Users will be able to buy a movie from the iTunes store and watch it instantly on the new high-definition Apple TV. AirPlay will also allow users to stream or mirror content from the iPad or iPhone 4S to the Apple TV.

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